Fossarus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Fossarus include:
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Fossarus abjectus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
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Fossarus angiostoma (C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus angulatus Carpenter, 1857
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Fossarus atratus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus beccarii (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
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Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889[4]
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Fossarus brumalis Hedley, 1907
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Fossarus cancellarius Melvill, 1918
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Fossarus capensis Pilsbry, 1901
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Fossarus cereus Watson, 1880
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Fossarus cumingii (A. Adams, 1855)
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Fossarus dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890
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Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith, 1882[5]
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Fossarus erythraoensis:[6] taxon inquirendum
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Fossarus eutorniscus Melvill, 1918
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Fossarus excavatus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus fischeri Mörch, 1877
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Fossarus foveatus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus garrettii Pease, 1868
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Fossarus guayaquilensis Bartsch, 1928
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Fossarus japonicus (A. Adams, 1861)
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Fossarus laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890
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Fossarus lamellosus Mountrouzier, 1861 [7]
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Fossarus lucanus Dall, 1919
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Fossarus lui S.-I Huang, 2012
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Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911)[8]
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Fossarus mediocris de Folin, 1867
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Fossarus megasoma (C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus orbignyi P. Fischer, 1864[9]
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Fossarus porcatus (Philippi, 1845)
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Fossarus purus Carpenter, 1864
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Fossarus sydneyensis Hedley, 1900
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Fossarus tornatilis (Gould, 1859)
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Fossarus translucens Barnard, 1969
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Fossarus trochlearis A. Adams, 1853
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Fossarus tuberosus Carpenter, 1857
- Species brought into synonymy
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Fossarus adansoni Philippi, 1841: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Fossarus aptus Melvill, 1912: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Fossarus bulimoides Tenison Woods, 1877: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
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Fossarus clathratus Philippi, 1844: synonym of Clathrella clathrata (Philippi, 1844)
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Fossarus (Gottoina) compacta Dall, 1889: synonym of Haplocochlias compactus (Dall, 1889)
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Fossarus depressus Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
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Fossarus disciformis Granata-Grillo, 1877: synonym of Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
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Fossarius doliaris A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Conradia doliaris A. Adams, 1863
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Fossarus excavatus Gaglini, 1987: synonym of Rugulina monterosatoi (van Aartsen & Bogi, 1987)
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Fossarus globulosus Turton, 1932: synonym of Couthouyia incerta (Turton, 1932)
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Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873: synonym of Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873)
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Fossarus hyalinus Odhner, 1924: synonym of Scrupus hyalinus (Odhner, 1924)
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Fossarus incertus Turton, 1932: synonym of Couthouyia incerta (Turton, 1932)
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Fossarus iwateanus Nomura & Hatai, 1935: synonym of Phasianema lirata (A. Adams, 1860)
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Fossarus lanoei Baudon, 1857: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Fossarus monterosati Granata-Grillo, 1877: synonym of Tjaernoeia exquisita (Jeffreys, 1883)
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Fossarus parcipictus Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Echinolittorina parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864)
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Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1869: synonym of Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869)
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Fossarus saxicola (C.B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus yamamotoi Habe, 1978: synonym of Macromphalus yamamotoi (Habe, 1978)
References
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
